By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times A free, educational brunch event designed to spark conversation, raise awareness, and improve health outcomes in minority communities is set to return to downtown Birmingham on Saturday, May 16. Hosted by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, the program — part of its national “MyIBD Connections” initiative — will […]
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore, leaders of the faith community and other state officials came together on May 6 to unveil a new highway marker recognizing the boys who died while in custody at the former House of Reformation for Colored Boys, now the Cheltenham Youth Detention Center.
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Legal professionals and concerned Americans gathered on May 1 to reaffirm the importance of the rule of law, judicial independence, and the independence of the legal profession, and to protect democracy and justice for all.
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A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy was convicted of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man who was entering his grandmother’s home with sandwiches when he was killed. Jurors deadlocked on a murder charge against ex-deputy Jason Meade, whose second trial renewed scrutiny of police shootings of Black Americans and demands for accountability in Ohio.
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Dr. Otis Eldridge is officially the 2026 Teacher of the Year for Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools). Eldridge, a band director and music teacher at Hamilton Elementary Middle School, learned of the honor on May 7 via surprise visit by City Schools CEO Dr. Sonya Santelesis.
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